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Israelis living behind heavy security in East Jerusalem

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George Mitchell, the US peace envoy, is back in Jerusalem to continue his attempt to arrange direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians.

One of the biggest issues between the two sides is the future of Jerusalem which both claim as their capital.

In recent years Israeli activists have worked steadily, with the help of the state, to make the city more Jewish.

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen has been given rare access to some of their properties in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem where Jewish activists live behind heavy security.

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